Team News: Beale Names His Side To Face Real Betis

MICHAEL Beale has named his Rangers team for this evening’s UEFA Europa League group stage match against Real Betis.

It’s matchday one in Group C as the La Liga side visit Ibrox for the first competitive meeting between the two sides.

From the weekend’s Scottish Premiership victory over St Johnstone there are four changes, with Borna Barisic, Jose Cifuentes, Abdallah Sima and Rabbi Matondo coming into the starting XI.

Ridvan misses out as he is not in the European squad, with Nico Raskin and Danilo out due to injuries picked up at the weekend, while Sam Lammers is on the bench.

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That means Rangers line-up at Ibrox with Jack Butland in goal and a back line of James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Ben Davies and Borna Barisic.

Jose Cifuentes comes into midfield alongside John Lundstram and an advanced Tom Lawrence, while Abdallah Sima and Rabbi Matondo will support striker Kemar Roofe.

There’s experience on the bench should Beale need it with goalkeeper Robby McCrorie named there alongside Cyriel Dessers, Sam Lammers, Dujon Sterling, Ryan Jack, John Souttar, Scott Wright, Leon King, Adam Devine, Cole McKinnon, Arron Lyall and goalkeeper Kieran Wright.

Kick-off at Ibrox is 8pm.

RANGERS: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Davies, Barisic, Lundstram, Cifuentes, Lawrence, Sima, Roofe, Matondo.

SUBS: McCrorie, Dessers, Lammers, Sterling, Jack, Souttar, S. Wright, King, Devine, McKinnon, Lyall, K.Wright.

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